210 MAKY'S GARDEN AND HOW IT GKEW 



Jars of tall asters were along the center, each with 

 the name of the owner attached, and on Mary's white 

 Comet asters was the card, "First Prize." There 

 were African marigolds, dainty sweet peas, fragrant 

 spikes of mignonette, nasturtiums in plain glass bowls 

 showing their delicate pale-green stems, pansies in 

 rich colors, corn-flowers of Yale blue. At the other 

 end of the table were the vegetables. Randolph 

 Findlayson's corn was on a platter, garnished with 

 flaming nasturtiums, and the firm white kernels were 

 temptingly displayed. The card, " First Prize," was 

 beside it. 



Visitors crowded about the table, chatting and 

 admiring, while the Horticultural Club stood within 

 hearing of their comments and looked very pleased. 

 Few of the guests showed any readiness to go away. 



"They 're waiting until the prizes are given out," 

 whispered Buddy Thomas to Margaret. "I 've got 

 two second prizes anyway, and that 's as good as a 

 first corn and nasturtiums." 



"And how did you grow such fine corn, my lad?" 

 asked a kindly-looking old gentleman of Randolph 

 Findlayson. "When did you plant it? " 



"Twentieth of May," answered Finnan Haddie. 

 "I dug the ground deep, and I made a furrow six 



